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Video of Weldngod's wreck at Wildwood

rdavis - 18-11-2010 at 10:44 AM

Shot of Donnie aka Weldngod clipping a pylon and rolling out of his buggy at the Wildwood Buggy Bash fall 2010. ***No Welders were hurt during the making of this video....although the buggy did sustain a bent axle***

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DAKITEZ - 18-11-2010 at 10:53 AM

maybe he thought he was still in his 2 wheeler and he would fit :lol: OR maybe the pink skirt:rolleyes:

bobalooie57 - 18-11-2010 at 11:09 AM

IIRC some of those pylons at Wildwood just barely accomodate the axle width of my std buggy, so squeezin between them in WG's custom bug was prolly alittle more shoehornish, it looked like maybe one of those unexpected gusts might have shifted him at the last sec., causing the accident. 'Course, in the heat of the run, sometimes inches are overlooked!

edit: or maybe the pink skirt....:rolleyes:

Krohn1999 - 18-11-2010 at 11:13 AM

Dude you are sooooo lucky that you only suffered a bent axle!!

That could have really gotten nasty

rocfighter - 18-11-2010 at 11:38 AM

Man Donnie that really was a good try. I do believe it was the skirt. I think the skirt must make things look bigger, The space I mean!!
Rian good footage. Nice slide stop!

acampbell - 18-11-2010 at 12:16 PM

Yeah that hurts when you misjudge the axle. I've guessed wrong trying to miss or straddle sand castles and the holes that are next to them.

Lucky the only other hazards here are the tidal pools that are always deeper than you think...

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Todd - 18-11-2010 at 12:37 PM

I'm going with the pink skirt as well :moon:



Thankful that you didn't get hurt Bro!

WELDNGOD - 18-11-2010 at 02:19 PM

OK ,what happened is... I had been goin through these all morning, this time, right as I got past the point of no return. A gust pulled me sideways a little. Right as I realized I was going diagonally, I saw a bolt sticking out a couple of inches:shocked2:. I knew I was gonna clip it,I really thought it would deystroy the tire . But apparently Kenda Multi ribs are very tough, and it just bounced it sideways. When it slid to a stop, it rolled me out of the seat.....:wee:

We had to go and remove the wheel and straighten the axle in my hitch reciever! Not perfectly straight , but good enough to keep ridin that day:ninja:



And if that ain't good enough... I was trying to pass through an obstacle, just like the dudes in "men who stare at goats" and I lost concentration at the last second.... Or it was the curse of the "pink skirt"....

ripsessionkites - 18-11-2010 at 02:43 PM

nice!!! WeldNExtreme!!! glad you're okay.

see Daskirtz, men who wear pink skirts are extreme. whats your excuse?

pokitetrash - 18-11-2010 at 04:23 PM

And THATS why you should always wear clean underwear. You never know when you're going to have an accident:lol:.


Just make sure you choose your underthings wisely...

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shehatesmyhobbies - 18-11-2010 at 05:01 PM

Chris you blamed all the hair in the tub on Frank! Now I see you posing on the beach and we know the truth!:lol:

Donnie, every time I see this video, I can't believe how well you roll out of a buggy! I am glad you were ok! What a crazy weekend you had for sure bro! You sure do go for broke when you ride! I love it!

WELDNGOD - 18-11-2010 at 05:11 PM

As my hero, carltb says"if you aint crashin,you aint tryin":wee:

rocfighter - 18-11-2010 at 05:41 PM

Hey Chris nice picture of you in the swimsuit!!!:smilegrin:

pokitetrash - 18-11-2010 at 08:39 PM

:lol:

BeamerBob - 18-11-2010 at 08:50 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by shehatesmyhobbies
Chris you blamed all the hair in the tub on Frank! Now I see you posing on the beach and we know the truth!:lol:

Donnie, every time I see this video, I can't believe how well you roll out of a buggy! I am glad you were ok! What a crazy weekend you had for sure bro! You sure do go for broke when you ride! I love it!


Seems like he comes out of there in almost every video. It's like he feels obligated to go big or go home. If he learns something in every crash, he must be the Wikiweldngod by now! Hope you got the axle back shipshape.

WELDNGOD - 19-11-2010 at 08:14 AM

Hey Bob ,some of my best work has never been recorded!:lol:

bobalooie57 - 19-11-2010 at 08:18 AM

Probably best that way!:spin: Don't want to scare the kiddies!

WELDNGOD - 19-11-2010 at 08:43 AM

Yeah,you're right. Just so everone knows, I try not to do anything too crazy, but I will test the limits. I was not the only one who went through these contraptions. Usually we would go through the set that barely sticks up. This time the wind had me and I decided to shoot through the next set. This downwind jog allowed the wind to keep pulling me diagonally even though I was trying to straighten up. But I did not think I could make the first(buried) set. It seemed to me that I was gonna run straight into the pylons if I did that, so I chose to jog downwind to the next one. Oh well, that is what I wear all this safety gear for!:lol:

Leojim - 19-11-2010 at 10:16 AM

My daughter was videoing me a couple of days ago and I "buzzed" her. Forgot about how wide the back axle was and ran over her foot with my bigfoot tire. It was kind of funny and we both got a laugh about it, BUT, the reality was it was stupid and dangerous. If I had been 1 ft closer the axle would more than likely of broken her leg. That would of been a major turn off and may of even ended my budding kiting obsession. Dodged a bullet and lesson learned!!!

bobalooie57 - 19-11-2010 at 10:52 AM

Yeah, I know I've had "moments" that I wish I had on vid., but I'm not sure I'd make public..,oh he!!, of course I would! uh, um, ya know, for educational purposes. he he, but I've also been lucky, and pad up when appropriate.:embarrased: